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Topic: Maoists

Forces dealt a big blow to Maoist top rung with Chalapathi killing. But many big guns still at large

ThePrint examines top Maoist leaders killed over 25 years and those still at large as security forces intensify efforts to achieve a “Naxal-free” India by March 2026.

8 DRG jawans, driver killed in Bastar as Maoists detonate 25 kg IED hidden beneath road

Device used in attack was command IED, triggered manually, it is learnt. DRG jawans were returning from counter-insurgency op in which 5 Maoists and a DRG constable were killed.

Commander carrying ₹25 lakh bounty among 9 suspected Maoists killed in Dantewada encounter

The operation, which began at 7.30 am & concluded at 1 pm Tuesday, involved 350 personnel of the security forces, it is learnt.

How a journalist discovered the middlemen making millions off Chhattisgarh Maoist-State conflict

In 'The Company of Violent Men', Siddharthya Roy reveals the personal journeys behind his reporting of violent conflicts in South Asia.

Gadchiroli police gun down 12 Maoists in encounter, Chhattisgarh STF sees 2 casualties in IED blast

Forces in Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh were on lookout for Maoists after tipoff. Those eliminated include senior leaders carrying total reward of Rs 85 lakh on their heads.

Police gun down ‘12 Maoists’ in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur, threefold jump in Naxalite casualties this yr

Friday’s encounter was fourth such action in last few months. In April, 10 alleged Maoists were shot dead in state’s Narayanpur and 29 in Kanker.

12 Maoists killed in Bijapur encounter, Chhattisgarh CM congratulates security forces

Exchange of gunfire broke out Friday between Naxals and security forces in the jungle near Pidiya village.

Info warfare, ‘Kashmir cell’, Maoists, Akhlaq killing find mention in Delhi Police’s NewsClick chargesheet

NewsClick questioned timing of media reports in case, slammed chargesheet as 'nothing but set of opinions of investigating officer parading as allegations'.

2 weeks after Abujmarh encounter, 10 more ‘Maoists’ killed in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur

According to the police, operation was conducted by District Reserve Guard and Special Task Force and 3 of the 10 suspected Maoists killed were women.

29 Maoists killed in Kanker ambush—What India must do to prevent their replacement

The Maoist insurgency has been wiped out from Telangana and seems in terminal decline across India. But in the Adivasi territories of Dandakaryana, it is stubbornly refusing to die.

On Camera

Starbucks was once progressive. It’s now approaching a dangerous spot in culture wars

Former CEO Howard Schultz once told shareholders those who opposed his support of same-sex marriage were free to invest elsewhere. But now, CEO Brian Niccol seems to be selling Starbucks as a place that just, well, sells coffee.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.